本草
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Chinese
roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word) |
grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (本草) | 本 | 草 | |
| simp. #(本草) | 本 | 草 | |
| anagram | 草本 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄣˇ ㄘㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: běncǎo
- Wade–Giles: pên3-tsʻao3
- Yale: běn-tsǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beentsao
- Palladius: бэньцао (bɛnʹcao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bun2 cou2
- Yale: bún chóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: bun2 tsou2
- Guangdong Romanization: bun2 cou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /puːn³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
本草
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References
Materia medica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - 本草 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
- Lu Xun (1918) A Madman's Diary